Frank
@franknfamily.bsky.social
Irish-Australian. Family + 🐶🐱. Worked in I.T. Dogs are the best.
#auspol #climate #cancer
'We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education, housing, health care, or equal opportunity to live up to our potential' - Gough Whitlam
#auspol #climate #cancer
'We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education, housing, health care, or equal opportunity to live up to our potential' - Gough Whitlam
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Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Letting you know in advance that our final #SundayShot for 2025 is a ripper! One of our most popular guests @dncameron.bsky.social returns & we're thrilled to have @zoedaniel.bsky.social with us. Plus cameos from some of our favourite contributors across the year...and Xmas MERCH!! Not to be missed.
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I find it telling our Foreign Minister @senatorwong.bsky.social is prepared to stand on the world stage with a former 'tv personality' who it turns out also happens to be a serial killing psychopath. Apparently without any qualms. I guess being complicit in a GENOCIDE does things to you. #auspol
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I find it telling our Foreign Minister @senatorwong.bsky.social is prepared to stand on the world stage with a former 'tv personality' who it turns out also happens to be a serial killing psychopath. Apparently without any qualms. I guess being complicit in a GENOCIDE does things to you. #auspol
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“Australians lose close to $32 billion a year from gambling” but “Labor's leadership decided it was not worth acting on gambling advertising and upsetting the powerful lobby”.
Pure ALP.
Pure ALP.
Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.
www.abc.net.au
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Australians lose close to $32 billion a year from gambling” but “Labor's leadership decided it was not worth acting on gambling advertising and upsetting the powerful lobby”.
Pure ALP.
Pure ALP.
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Can someone tell the Brits they don’t need to go back to his school days for evidence that Farage is a racist c*unt?
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Can someone tell the Brits they don’t need to go back to his school days for evidence that Farage is a racist c*unt?
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The #SundayShot is up, people! Get into it...and claim your discount on @australiainstitute.org.au's great new book co-edited by panellist @alicektg.bsky.social, A TIME FOR BRAVERY.
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Time for Courage - December 7 - Alice Grundy, Joel Jenkins and Michael Pascoe
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The #SundayShot is up, people! Get into it...and claim your discount on @australiainstitute.org.au's great new book co-edited by panellist @alicektg.bsky.social, A TIME FOR BRAVERY.
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
Don't miss the penultimate episode of the year.
youtube.com/watch?v=wJq7Nnx-FZ4&feature=youtu.be
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Nothing like a summer in the electorate to bring a dose of reality
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within
Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Nothing like a summer in the electorate to bring a dose of reality
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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Hegseth, in 2016, said the US military correctly “won’t follow unlawful orders”. He is now criticizing veteran Democrats and is threatening to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for saying the same.
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hegseth, in 2016, said the US military correctly “won’t follow unlawful orders”. He is now criticizing veteran Democrats and is threatening to court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for saying the same.
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Last night’s result in Tennessee should be a wake up call for Republicans. You can’t just embrace Trump and think you’re going to win by wide margins. Today, Republicans in close races are rethinking their election strategies.
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Last night’s result in Tennessee should be a wake up call for Republicans. You can’t just embrace Trump and think you’re going to win by wide margins. Today, Republicans in close races are rethinking their election strategies.
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RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
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Sydney! After this week's #SundayShot, come along to @gleebooks.bsky.social @ 3pm to hear me chat to Friends of @theshot.net.au @mrseankelly.bsky.social, Jess Hill & @mrbenjaminlaw.bsky.social as we celebrate 100 Quarterly Essays.
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Quarterly Essay 100 – Gleebooks.com.au
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December 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sydney! After this week's #SundayShot, come along to @gleebooks.bsky.social @ 3pm to hear me chat to Friends of @theshot.net.au @mrseankelly.bsky.social, Jess Hill & @mrbenjaminlaw.bsky.social as we celebrate 100 Quarterly Essays.
Book now👇 & get a free 🍷 too!
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Book now👇 & get a free 🍷 too!
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Shifting the blame onto Admiral Bradley doesn’t change the facts. It’s a crime to kill the shipwrecked.
And Trump’s “tough on drugs” shtick is a joke. He pardoned the former Honduran president—the same guy his own administration prosecuted and who got 45 years.
And Trump’s “tough on drugs” shtick is a joke. He pardoned the former Honduran president—the same guy his own administration prosecuted and who got 45 years.
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shifting the blame onto Admiral Bradley doesn’t change the facts. It’s a crime to kill the shipwrecked.
And Trump’s “tough on drugs” shtick is a joke. He pardoned the former Honduran president—the same guy his own administration prosecuted and who got 45 years.
And Trump’s “tough on drugs” shtick is a joke. He pardoned the former Honduran president—the same guy his own administration prosecuted and who got 45 years.
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Who’d have thunk it?
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Who’d have thunk it?
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"After eleven months in office...the gentleman who is in office owns this economy."
The Trump administration keeps teasing an American golden age. But so far, voters do not seem convinced. Ron Insana and @chafkin.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour with @stephruhle.bsky.social.
The Trump administration keeps teasing an American golden age. But so far, voters do not seem convinced. Ron Insana and @chafkin.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour with @stephruhle.bsky.social.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
"After eleven months in office...the gentleman who is in office owns this economy."
The Trump administration keeps teasing an American golden age. But so far, voters do not seem convinced. Ron Insana and @chafkin.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour with @stephruhle.bsky.social.
The Trump administration keeps teasing an American golden age. But so far, voters do not seem convinced. Ron Insana and @chafkin.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour with @stephruhle.bsky.social.
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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As usual, Trump goes to the extremes. The truth is that there were failures on the part of the Biden and Trump administrations when it comes to the DC suspect shooter, but you'd never know that listening to Kristi Noem. They could’ve done their own vetting and didn’t.
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As usual, Trump goes to the extremes. The truth is that there were failures on the part of the Biden and Trump administrations when it comes to the DC suspect shooter, but you'd never know that listening to Kristi Noem. They could’ve done their own vetting and didn’t.
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Not so much "likened" to a war crime as called out as the war crime it clearly is....and that's if you accept these strikes have anything to do with "war" in the first place as opposed to are simply the US committing murder.
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Not so much "likened" to a war crime as called out as the war crime it clearly is....and that's if you accept these strikes have anything to do with "war" in the first place as opposed to are simply the US committing murder.
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Hard to find this disaster on the front pages of the nation's online news ... our nearest neighbours.
Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand leave close to 1,000 dead
Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Hard to find this disaster on the front pages of the nation's online news ... our nearest neighbours.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Malcolm Roberts Q backfires after asking CCA Chair Matt Kean if he still stands by a former claim he made that 53% of the world is signed to Net Zero, now that USA/others are out
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
Kean “No I don’t stand by those previous comments, they’ve been EXCEEDED since then.”💥 #Estimates
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The NACC has AGAIN been forced to correct its evidence about how many times the Commissioner has consulted for Defence.
This is ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The NACC has AGAIN been forced to correct its evidence about how many times the Commissioner has consulted for Defence.
This is ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
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Don't you think the public has a reasonable expectation that the Commissioner of the NACC being paid well above $800,000 would consider this a full time job and not also seek to freelance outside of it?
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Don't you think the public has a reasonable expectation that the Commissioner of the NACC being paid well above $800,000 would consider this a full time job and not also seek to freelance outside of it?
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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The #SundayShot is up! @roycerk2.bsky.social was just back from @cop30brazil.bsky.social and joined Lorena Allam for a great conversation...plus we talk to the director of @walkleys.bsky.social-winning YURLU COUNTRY on Australia's asbestos shame (yurlucountry.com).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgU...
Saving Country - November 30 - Lorena Allam and Royce Kurmelovs
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
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November 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The #SundayShot is up! @roycerk2.bsky.social was just back from @cop30brazil.bsky.social and joined Lorena Allam for a great conversation...plus we talk to the director of @walkleys.bsky.social-winning YURLU COUNTRY on Australia's asbestos shame (yurlucountry.com).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgU...
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On this week's #SundayShot, @roycerk2.bsky.social rolls off the plane from @cop30brazil.bsky.social to join Lorena Allam on the panel. Plus an interview with newly minted @walkleys.bsky.social-award winner Yaara Bou Melham on her powerful documentary feature KURLU COUNTRY.
Join us!
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November 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
On this week's #SundayShot, @roycerk2.bsky.social rolls off the plane from @cop30brazil.bsky.social to join Lorena Allam on the panel. Plus an interview with newly minted @walkleys.bsky.social-award winner Yaara Bou Melham on her powerful documentary feature KURLU COUNTRY.
Join us!
Join us!